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WEATHER-MIC scientists from NGI participated in Race4Water Odyssey

Three scientists from NGI including WEATHER-MIC co-coordinator Hans Peter Arp participated in the Race4Water Odyssey collecting samples to be analyzed for microplastic. The team collected water, plankton and sediment samples on several trips around Havana, Cuba. For an impression on their campaign, see this video on YouTube. More information can be found in Hans Peter's video diary and on the R4W blog.

New blog on IKTS webpage

Our colleagues at IKTS in Dresden have launched a blog (in German). Check it out here!

PhD student Berit Gewert interviewed on Swedish television

PhD student Berit Gewert from WEATHER-MIC partner ACES at Stockholm University has been interviewed about her recent study about microplastic in the Stockholm Archipelago of the Baltic Sea. It has been part of the News on Swedish Television SVT and is a mixture of Swedish and English. The full paper is accessible here.

Press release about WEATHER-MIC

Stakeholder Report 2016

The first annual WEATHER-MIC Stakeholder Report gives a brief overview of the concepts and ideas behind the project and covers the topics "Fate and distribution", "Risks", "Solutions" and "Education and outreach". It can be accessed here.

The ecotoxicology of plastic marine debris

Plastic pollution is ubiquitous, but quantitative estimates of its impact in various ecosystem compartments are limited, mostly due to methodological challenges in ecotoxicity assays. There is a clear need to standardize common methodologies to measure and quantify effects of exposure to microplastics in the laboratory settings.

The course will consist of 8 hours of lectures and discussions focusing on:
- Standardization of the assay procedures;
- Choice of the test species and meaningful endpoints;
- Data analysis and interpretation.

Course instructors: Elena Gorokhova, Martin Ogonowski and Zandra Gerdes will give lectures and lead the discussion.

Paper featured on journal cover

Paper about potential cleaning of contaminated fish by eating clean microplastics by Ph.D. student Christoph Rummel featured on the cover of Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. Click here for accessing the full paper.

Interview with summer student

Check out here for an interview with summer student Linn Merethe at our partner institution NGI: